City Council votes to make property owners responsible for service line — Update
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TAYLORVILLE—The origi- nal ordinance regarding responsibilty of sewers and service lines stated in Paragraph I of Section 8-5-4 of Chapter 5, Title 8 of the Taylorville City Code cur- rently says:
”Liability of Property Owner:
All costs and expenses incident to the initial instal- lation of the property owner’s building sewer serv- ice line and connection (tap on) of the property owner’s building sewer service line to the City’s public sewer system (trunk line) shall be borne and paid by the prop- erty owner. Such initial installation and connection work shall be performed by an Illinois licensed plumber; and all such installation and connection work must be performed to the satisfaction of the City Street and Sewer Superintendent or his designee. The City shall provide the “saddle tap” for the connection (tap on) of the property owner’s build- ing sewer service line to the City’s public sewer system (trunk line); and any “Y” tap must be separated from the City’s public sewer system (trunk line).
The property owner shall be solely responsible and liable for the expenses, maintenance, repair, and/or replacement of the property owner’s building sewer service line to the extent any such mainte- nance, repair, and/or replacement work is located within the property owner’s property boundary lines (excluding any City right of way or easement boundary lines). Such repair work shall be performed by an Illinois licensed plumber. Any maintenance, repair, and/or replacement work that is done to the City’s tap onto the City’s trunk line must be done by City work- ers or an Illinois licensed plumber; and any such work on the City’s tap must be inspected and approved to the satisfaction of the City Street and Sewer Superintendent or his designee.
The City shall repair and/or replace such portion of the City’s public sewer system (trunk line) and/or the sewer tap and/or such portion of the property owner’s building sewer serv- ice line that is located with- in the City’s property or within the City’s right of way or easement. The City shall also repair such por- tion of the City’s public sewer system (but not the property owner’s building sewer service line) that is located within the property
owner’s property boundary lines. The City’s Street and Sewer Superintendent or his designee shall determine in his or her sole discretion the reasonableness and necessity and the nature and extent of any such repair or replacement work to protect and maintain and avoid any further damage to the City’s public sewer system.”
The City Council voted to make the following changes: regardless of where the property is located, the owner is responsible for the service line and connections and the City is responsible for the sewer main and tap. For any further questions, please con- tact the Street and Sewer Department. 217-824-2559
